low-pressure
Example Sentences
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Both countries are more reliant on foreign oil-field-service companies for drilling and must reinject pressure into mature, low-pressure oil wells.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"Meanwhile, a blocking high pressure system over northern Europe has slowed or stalled these low-pressure systems allowing successive weather fronts to deposit rain on the UK," said the spokesperson.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
On Saturday night, a large-scale, slow-moving low-pressure trough will move into the West Coast, bringing rain throughout the area overnight, continuing through most of Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
Some research suggests climate change could be playing a role in disruptions to the polar vortex -- a vast region of cold, low-pressure air that normally circulates high above the Arctic.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
That alternative—a low-pressure mechanism—derives from von Guericke’s work with his air pump.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
